Thank You for All your support

Dear Friends and Supporters,

The staffs of LTLS are pleased to share with you --- this LTLS children education program.

The overview of LTLS program in Loikaw, Kayah State (Karenni State) in Myanmar, and highlights a few selected program activities. LTLS continues to support children education until we reach our target to 200 children to be educated in our community.

While many complications and difficulties exits, First, and foremost, we would like to express deep indebted gratitude to the most important persons in our entire life, our beloved Bishop Sotero Phamo, Bishop of Loikaw from Kayah State. How much we appreciate his quiet leadership, faithful guidance, valuable comments, and wholehearted support in which he helped us to implement this project.

As well, we would like to thank to our donors to

• Network Scholarship Program (OSI- Budapest) in 2004, OSI Development Foundation (Burma Project/South East Asia Initiative) in 2004,
• our most admired Mrs. Shona Kirkwood from Open Society Institute, Thailand for her personal contribution in 2004,
• Mrs. Aye Mon from Yangon-Myanmar in 2005,
• our beloved friend Dr. Aung Kay Tu from International Rescue Committee, Thailand in 2005, and
• Mr. Myron Schonfeld, President of V-Discovery, US in 2006 for their personal contribution for all their support both financially and spiritually.

Thank you so much for your continuing support.

Student's achievement of 2007-08

LTLS has supported 41 students in 2007-08 academic year. There were 21 students in Grade 10, 17 students in Grade 9, and 3 students in Grade 8. 10 students passed in Grade 10 out of 21, 16 students passed in Grade 9 out of 17, and 3 students passed in Grade 8 out of 3.

LTLS committee members are continuing working with Parent Teacher Association (PTA) to support our needy students with wholeheartedly the achievement of LTLS project mission and each student's goal.

LTLS's activities for 2008-09 academic year

Let the Light Shine Program has been supporting 51 students for 2008-09 academic year. 42 new students have been selected for 2008-09 academic year by LTLS's committee member and Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Students are from Loikaw, Demoso, Phruso, and Pekhon townshop.

Nyi Nyi Naing shares about his experiences

Studying in college is different from high school studied . In high school we just depends on Teachers . We just study the lecture that our teachers give . But in college life , it is different already . And we cannot just depends on teachers most of the lecture we have to study ourselves . For research and assignment we have to read many book , even it is not our text books . Anyway , as for me 1st year college is enjoyable . It helps to improve my reading skills , researching and speaking English . And i felt that i am near with my future dream . I have a dream to support some young people who really want to studying but cannot effort to study for themselves . Like "LET THE LIGHT SHINE " group which is supporting me since my high school . After high school they helped me to attend a training that is called youth life formation center . Especially that training is very good for youths . After that training i want to continue my study until college degree . And i have financial problems to study . They help me from those problems , not only those but also in terms of self-confident .They give me hope , couragement , strength and love . They help me to be able to force in my studying and flourish to my future dream .

Closing Ceremony of Mid-Wife Training

6 month Mid-Wife Training project has done in Loikaw, Kayah State. This project was starting from June 2007 to December 2007. There was closing ceremony on Jan 3, 2008. All of our trainees are going back to their own community and will serve for their own people. This project was very successful and we would like to THANKS to Sr.Josie from Daughter of Charity who supported for this project.

Student meeting in Jan'08

LTLS team organizes monthly meeting with all the students from each township. The purpose of the meeting is to monitor and evaluate the student situation in each team. Teachers and LTLS team are working very hard.

About Nyi Nyi Naing

MY AUTO BIOGRAPHY "

MY NAME IS NYI NYI NAING. I WAS BORN IN 1989. MY NATIVE COUNTRY IS THE UNION OF MYANMAR. MY PARENTS ARE Mr.GEGORIO AND Mrs. SHAR MAR . I HAVE TWO BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS . I AM THE SECOND FROM THE ELDEST . AND MY FAMILY IS LIVING IN MYANMAR.
I GRADUATED MY HIGH SCHOOL IN MY HOME TOWN , PHRUSO. AND AFTER MY HIGH SCHOOL I WAS ATTENDING ONE TRAINING WHICH IS CALLED " YOUTH LIFE FORMATION CENTER " . THAT TRAINING GUIDED ME WELL IN SPEAKING ENGLISH OPERATING COMPUTER AND MUSIC . ACTUALLY, ENGLISH SPEAKING WHICH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE . AFTER THAT TRAINING , I GOT SCHOLAR TO STUDYING IN A BROAD( PHILIPPINES). IT IS A GREAT CHANCE FR ME TO STUDYING IN A BROAD .NOW I AM FIRST YEAR STUDENT IN ADAMSON UNIVERSITY .I AM TAKING UP BSBS(BACHALAR F SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) MAJOR IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS.
MY HOBBIES ARE PLAYING GUITAR ,PLAYING BADMINTON,READING AND PLAYING OTHERS SPORTS . I ENJOY PAYING SPORTS GAME AND ALSO LISTENING MUSIC.
MY CURRENTLY ADDRESS IS " HOSPICIO DE SAN JOSE ,AYALA BRIDGE 1099,P.O BOX 1890 MANILA,PHILIPPINES .TEL# 02 734 2366. AND MY PROVINCIAL ADDRESS IS " 69 HYAR ROAD ,HTE TA REH WARD ,PHRUSO , KAYAH STATE ,MYANMAR.